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Specialized High Schools Admissions

Admissions Timeline

SEVENTH GRADE

December to January

Begin researching high schools your child may be interested in attending. Many schools have different requirements. For example, Specialized High Schools will require the SHSAT. For private schools, the SSAT or ISEE may be required. Catholic high schools may request students complete the TACHS. Understand which tests your child will need to take, and when the deadlines are to take them.

If your family plans to leave during the summer months, or if your child has multiple high school admissions tests to take, it is important he or she starts their prep early. Premier Tutoring allows for review of multiple tests around your child’s schedule.

SHSAT Make-Up Test. Please note: only with special permission. Documentation from your child’s guidance counselor is required as to why your child was unable to attend on the assigned date.

December

High school applications are due, usually the first week of December.

January

Private school applications due.

February to March

Students are notified of their Specialized High School acceptance.

April to May

Waitlist decisions released.
If your child was not accepted into a Specialized High School, he or she can test again in the 9th grade for a sophomore-year admission. Consider repeating a Kaplan course if your child wishes to try again!

More: Students are provided opportunities for independent research along with extracurricular activities including orchestra and vocal music programs. Bronx Science has had more than twice as many finalists in the Intel Science Talent Search than any other school in the nation.

Website: Bronx High School of Science

Brooklyn Latin

Location: 325 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11206

Number of Students: Approximately 125 students (800 at full capacity)

Criteria for Admission: SHSAT Score

Special Emphasis: Humanities

Website: Brooklyn Latin School

Brooklyn Technical High School

Location: S.Elliot Pl.and DeKalb Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11217

Number of Students: 4,026

Criteria for Admission: SHSAT Score

Special Emphasis: Mathematics, science, engineering and computers

More: All students take an academic core in the 9th and 10th grades and then choose from 1 of 12 major areas of concentration, ranging from Aerospace Engineering and Architecture to Graphic Communications and Computer Applications.

Website: Brooklyn Technical High School

Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts

Location: 100 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10023

Number of Students: 2,566

Criteria for Admission: Audition or Portfolio

Special Emphasis: Visual and performing arts

More: The movie Fame (originally released in 1980, and remade in 2009) and the TV Series Fame both dramatized student life at the School of Performing Arts prior to its merger into LaGuardia High School, and an Off-Broadway show of Fame was produced in 2003–2004.

Website: Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts

High School for Math, Science & Engineering at City College

Location: 138th St. and Convent Ave., New York, NY 10031

Number of Students: 107*

Criteria for Admission: SHSAT Score

Special Emphasis: Mathematics, engineering and science

Advanced Courses: Writing and composition, history and literature, language and the arts

More: Students can complete high school requirements in their 3rd year of study and enroll in college level courses during their fourth year. Enrichment opportunities include school publications and academic competitions such as Math Team, Science Olympiad and Robotics.

Website: High School for Math, Science & Engineering at City College

High School of American Studies at Lehman College

Location: Bedford Park Blvd. West, Bronx, NY 10468

Number of Students: 62*

Criteria for Admission: SHSAT Score

Special Emphasis: American history

Curriculum: Four years of English, mathematics, science and foreign languages

More: Students can engage in independent research with Lehman College faculty members, participate in internships in specialized programs, gain proficiency in a foreign language, and complement their high school course of study with college-level courses and seminars.

More: Students are assigned to Research Project Advisors throughout their four years of high school. Students also have the opportunity to enroll in college classes during their fourth year of high school and those interested in careers in medicine are eligible for York College's Bridge to Medicine Program.

Website: Queens High School for the Sciences at York College

Staten Island Technical High School

Location: 485 Clawson Street Staten Island, NY 10306

Number of Students: 732

Criteria for Admission: SHSAT Score

Special Emphasis: Mathematics, science, computers, engineering and the humanities

More: Facilities include state of-the-art science, engineering and computer laboratories in addition to partnerships with College of Staten Island, St. John’s University, GLOBE, LEGO Robotics, and more. Staten Island Tech has a strong dedication to preparing students for college admissions with a wide range of advance placement courses along with student leadership, peer mediation, and conflict resolution programs.

Website: Staten Island Technical High School

Stuyvesant High School

Location: 345 Chambers St., New York, NY, 10282

Number of Students: 3,044

Criteria for Admission: SHSAT Score

Special Emphasis: Mathematics, science and technology

More: Advanced Placement courses are offered along with mechanical arts and music programs. Extensive extracurricular programs offered including 22 athletic teams, 13 major publications and active student government. Currently ranked as one of the top high schools in the nation.

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